Fire destroys business in Ozark; no one injured

Wind contributes to large blaze after pallets catch fire

2:22 PM,
Jan. 28, 2014

A fire at Industrial Wood Products in Ozark on Jan. 22 caused no injuries but sent off large clouds of black smoke visible for miles. It started when a stack of wooden pallets outside the building caught fire.

Written by

Rance Burger
RBURGER@NEWS-LEADER.COM

Firefighters spent Jan. 22 battling a large blaze at Industrial Wood Products off North 21st Street in Ozark, with a cloud of black smoke visible from U.S. 65.

The Ozark Fire Protection District called in firefighters from several surrounding departments to assist with a blaze aided by high winds from the north. The first fire call was made at 2 p.m., and firefighters were on the scene four minutes later.

About 50 employees managed to escape the business safely after a stack of wooden pallets outside the building caught fire. No one was injured. ...